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Friday, May 4, 2012

I find myself wondering why the new Catholic translation for the Mass matters so much to an Anglican, who, as far as I an tell, is not thinking of converting any time soon.

The catechesis that the Pope requires is that people be taught that “for many”/“für viele” in the Eucharistic Prayer actually means “for all”/“für alle” – but we are not allowed to translate it to be what it actually means.

You're probably right. What with the new dredlocked guy becoming Bishop of Wellington, the Anglican Church appears to be imploding in slow motion. Maybe the new Missal has got them excited.

The new Missal is quite amazing - the Eucharist prayers especially now have this gravitas that was never really there. They're almost shocking in their reverence. I don't know if it's just because they are new and therefore different or if there is a power behind the words.